Zhongxin Finance, March 2 (Reporter Xie Yiguan) Recently, it was reported that Orion only raised prices in China and other markets and had double standards for ingredients, which caused great concern.
In the middle of the night on the 1st, Orion responded on the official Weibo account that the domestic prices of Orion products have remained stable in recent years. Prices for products such as puffing, biscuits, and candy remained unchanged.
And different countries are affected by the rising cost of raw materials and labor differently, and the price adjustment cycle is also different.
In addition, in response to the dispute over the "double standard" of ingredients, Orion said that the main ingredients of Orion Pie are globally consistent, and the dispute was caused by the inaccurate expression of the ingredient list of overseas products translated by the translation software.
Orion's official Weibo picture.
However, because the statement was released in the form of a memo, it was questioned by netizens as being too perfunctory.
On the 2nd, Orion's official Weibo responded with a company-stamped statement letter.
The statement letter said that the prices of Orion Foods' products in the Chinese market have remained stable in recent years.
Although affected by the sharp rise in the prices of raw and auxiliary materials, the prices of 3 brands in the more affected pie category will only be fine-tuned in September 2021, and the prices of other categories such as puffing, biscuits, candy and other products will remain unchanged. The prices of all products have not been adjusted since September 2021.
Orion's official Weibo picture.
Orion said that the companies established by the group in various countries operate independently, and different countries are affected by the rising cost of raw materials and labor differently, so the price adjustment cycle is also different.
In recent years, the prices of Orion Group's products in other countries have also been fine-tuned, but the Chinese market has not adjusted accordingly.
On the dispute over Orion Pie ingredients, the statement said that in order to ensure the consistent quality of Orion Pies eaten by consumers from all over the world, Orion Group has formulated a globally unified quality standard.
Due to the different product labeling regulations and raw material names in different countries, there will be slight differences in the final ingredient list.
Cocoa powder, cocoa mass, milk powder, oil (substituting cocoa butter), etc. in the ingredients used in the coating part of Orion Pie in various countries, the raw material models and standards are exactly the same, and even some suppliers are the same, so there is no so-called double standard problem.
Orion also mentioned that, based on the strict control of the global unified quality standards, the full range of Orion's products are tested for trans fatty acid content in accordance with the national food safety standard [GB5009257-2016], and the results are all in line with the national standard. Trans fat is "0 grams" nutrient content labeling standards.
However, after the statement letter was issued, Orion was still questioned by many netizens.
Some netizens said, "The concept of Haoliyou's secret exchange is not a different title."
According to the Tianyancha App, Orion Foods Co., Ltd. was established in China in 1995 by South Korea’s Dongyang Fruit Co., Ltd., the legal representative is Li Kuihong, and the registered capital is 102.5 million US dollars.
Risk information shows that there are hundreds of judicial cases related to the company, most of which are labor disputes.
In addition, in December 2021, the company was fined 115,000 yuan for the unauthorized commercial use of the Olympic logo.
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